Comparison of MB/BacT system and agar proportion method in drug susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 229-232

  Yew, Wing Wai ^a   Tong, Steena Ching Wa ^a   Lui, Kin Sang ^a   Leung, Simon Kwok Fai ^a   Chau, Chi Hung ^a   Wang, Elaine Petigura ^a  

^a GRANTHAM HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOMETRY;

ANTIBIOTICS, ANTITUBERCULAR; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; CARBON DIOXIDE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; COLORIMETRY; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; ISONIAZID; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; RIFAMPIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

EID: 0034991331     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0732-8893(01)00237-1     Document Type: Article

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